The thing I’ve appreciated when he first went on his first tear in the UFC was no matter the opponent he fought their style and beat them. In a sport where most people try to impose their style on the opponent and shut down their game, Jones would meet anyone he fought with their own strength and out do them. That always impressed me. Very rare to see, especially back then.
I wonder how he would do if you just dropped him in with somebody randomly, no crazy game planning for 6 months.
I think a lot of top fighters would get shuffled around if they weren’t allowed to watch video and game plan for long periods of time.
GSP would have been another one that potentially falls off hard.
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This is an interesting hypothetical. The counter of course is opponents would also have no idea who they were fighting and would not be able to game plan against these guys. Some of the “better” performances against both Jones and GSP were certainly due to a lot of tape watching along with specific strategies developed by multiple coaches.
I laughed.
That’s the point though, how much does it affect some fighters vs others.
Wanderlei Silva would be a nightmare in these scenarios, so would Shogun. Pretty much anybody who fought more than once in a night would be
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His number one advantage is his reach. He was face palming Stipe keeping that distance. Nobody else has those freak arms so it’s a genetic advantage.
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looked it up
jj has 84" reach, stipe 80"
assumed theyd be about even…
I think its his coaches, not him
I wager 400 quatloos on the newcomer.
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He is insanely good with no obvious weaknesses (besides his ego). It would be a shame if he retired to preserve his legacy.
I’ve never seen a more depressed Stipe. He didn’t seem to want to be in the fight. Zero enthusiasm in the build up or cage. He was there for paycheck. Jon’s yellow if he don’t fight Tom.
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He’s been yellow for years.
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Jones acting a bit sus here. Gives off Ru Paul vibes.
95%
I don’t think there is any question, that is exactly what Jones will do. Inside he’s a fearful child…
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